Chapter 186
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What does it feel like to be chased by hundreds of anomalies?
Lou Yan’s answer was extremely stimulating.
He and Fu Xuezhou were like Tang Seng meat, attracting a large group of anomalies to chase after them desperately like zombies. The group of anomalies grew larger and larger, and in the air, there was even an Anomaly Lord large enough to cover half the sky. When Lou Yan looked back, he was momentarily stunned by the majestic scene.
Fu Xuezhou suddenly changed direction, avoiding the huge tentacles reaching out from the Anomaly Lord above and the group of anomalies rushing towards them, and continued flying towards the Victory Factory without hesitation.
The crazier the anomalies behaved, the more certain Fu Xuezhou became that Lou Yan’s guess was correct.
He didn’t have time to deal with these scraps, and Lou Yan wouldn’t let Fu Xuezhou waste time on them either. Lou Yan whipped back a Strange that suddenly jumped over, then kicked over another Strange climbing up Fu Xuezhou’s leg, cursing, “D*mn it, why are there so many anomalies.”
“Lou Yan,” Fu Xuezhou asked hoarsely, “how much mental power do you have left?”
Lou Yan sneered, pushing back a few more anomalies that jumped over, then coughed, “Enough to hold on, can’t die!”
“It’s almost over,” Fu Xuezhou said, “almost finished.”
As soon as he finished speaking, they had already flown above the Victory Factory. Fu Xuezhou flew around the Victory Factory in a circle, then suddenly aimed straight down at the center.
The black tentacles intertwined in front of Fu Xuezhou, resembling hard drills, were the first to touch the ground and break open a large hole, continuously descending. Fu Xuezhou swiftly followed, with Lou Yan closely behind, rapidly approaching the depths underground.
Scattered rocks and soil covered Lou Yan’s face and body. Lou Yan pressed tightly against Fu Xuezhou’s body, taking the opportunity to look back. Countless anomalies jumped directly into the hole they had opened. Unfortunately, the first to jump into the hole was a fat anomaly, who only slid two meters down before firmly blocking the entrance, preventing the anomalies above from coming down, causing them to howl and curse in frustration.
Lou Yan couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the ugly faces of these anomalies. With this laugh, his chest and lungs throbbed painfully, and Lou Yan began coughing again. After a few coughs, a hand suddenly covered his shoulder. Fu Xuezhou pulled him from his back into his arms, holding Lou Yan’s head against his chest, shielding Lou Yan from the dirt and dust on both sides.
Lou Yan was momentarily puzzled, realizing that Fu Xuezhou probably thought he was coughing from being choked by dust, so he protected him in front of his chest. Suddenly, a strange and restless emotion surged in Lou Yan’s heart, and his throat itched again. He couldn’t help but cough softly a few more times.
“Hold your breath,” Fu Xuezhou said in a low voice, pressing Lou Yan’s head against his chest even tighter. He seemed to be injured, a hint of blood in his breath, breathing heavily.
But the injuries shouldn’t be severe because his grip was still strong, and his tone of voice remained calm.
Lou Yan held his breath as his ears were pressed against Fu Xuezhou’s chest, suddenly hearing the “thump, thump” of a heartbeat.
The sound was very faint. At first, Lou Yan thought it was Fu Xuezhou’s heartbeat, but as he listened, he realized that the heartbeat seemed to be coming from underground.
Lou Yan softly reminded, “Fu Xuezhou.”
“Mmm,” Fu Xuezhou whispered, “I hear it.”
Lou Yan tried to look downward but couldn’t see anything. It was pitch black underground, true darkness where one couldn’t see their own hand in front of their face. Even with their enhanced vision, it was useless underground.
They could only listen to the sound and move towards the heartbeat cautiously, the sound of tentacles burrowing underground becoming more careful to avoid making noise. After an unknown amount of time, the heartbeat they could hear became louder and louder, as if it were right beside them.
Fu Xuezhou closed his eyes, listening carefully for a moment, then reached out around him. His palm moved inch by inch until he finally touched something pulsating.
“Thump, thump.”
Something as heavy as a stone throbbed heavily, and with each thump, a layer of dirt on the surface fell off. Fu Xuezhou’s mouth curved into a smile, and his fingers suddenly plunged into the center of the heart.
“Eek, mm!”
A piercing scream came from the ground, and Fu Xuezhou cruelly twisted his arm inside the heart, making the Anomaly Lord’s scream even more miserable.
The ground suddenly began to shake violently, as if something terrible was about to burst out from the earth’s core. Lou Yan looked down at the center of the earth, feeling tense, when suddenly countless tentacles emerged from the surrounding soil, heading straight for their vitals!
In the darkness, Lou Yan couldn’t see anything. By the time he heard the sound, it was too late, and countless tentacles were about to pierce his body! At this critical moment, Fu Xuezhou reacted quickly, spreading his wings to protect Lou Yan in his arms and waving all his tentacles to intertwine on the outermost layer.
Lou Yan was firmly protected by Fu Xuezhou’s wings and tentacles in the deepest part, without suffering any harm. However, he heard Fu Xuezhou’s muffled groan and smelled the strong smell of blood spreading around.
Lou Yan was stunned, instinctively asking, “Fu Xuezhou?! What’s wrong with you?”
Fu Xuezhou didn’t speak, but his grip on Lou Yan’s arm slowly loosened— he seemed to have lost his strength.
…Fu Xuezhou, actually lost his strength?
Lou Yan grabbed Fu Xuezhou’s arm that was hanging down from him, staring wide-eyed trying to see Fu Xuezhou’s current state, but he couldn’t see anything. At this moment, this kind of darkness didn’t provide the slightest sense of security, only endless confusion and negative speculation.
Fu Xuezhou… was seriously injured?
D*mn it! D*mn it!
The tentacles belonging to the Anomaly Lord came from all directions once again, giving no time for reaction, and pierced Fu Xuezhou like a sieve. This time, Fu Xuezhou’s wings that protected Lou Yan also hung down weakly.
Blood, blood everywhere.
Fu Xuezhou still didn’t speak, but his breathing became heavier. His gasps were even heavier than the sound of the Anomaly Lord’s heartbeat. Lou Yan’s voice was difficult, and he didn’t even know what he said, “Fu Xuezhou…”
Would Fu Xuezhou die?
…
Lou Yan didn’t know, and he didn’t have time to think about it. He gritted his teeth and looked at his remaining mental power. In fact, he lied to Fu Xuezhou. This chaotic battle had almost exhausted him. He only had 8 points of mental power left at the moment.
Lou Yan couldn’t let his mental power drop below 5 points, and he could only use 3 points of mental power.
But these 3 points were enough for him to use the ability to “Reverse Time” and go back to 18 seconds ago.
Without hesitation, Lou Yan used the ability to “Reverse Time” again, feeling the familiar warmth enveloping his body once more. Lou Yan immediately said, “Fu Xuezhou, the Anomaly Lord has set up tentacles here—”
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Xuezhou, who was holding him, tightened his arm and let out a suppressed groan— the Anomaly Lord had already pierced him with a tentacle.
Lou Yan erupted in anger, “D*mn it! D*mn it!!”
He viciously wanted to use the remaining 5 points of mental power to reverse time again, but Fu Xuezhou stopped him.
“Lou Yan, it’s useless,” Fu Xuezhou said with every word, and blood flowed down Lou Yan’s shoulder from his mouth. His voice remained calm, as if he felt no pain at all, as if nothing had happened, “Use your bone flowers to devour the heart of the Anomaly Lord. As long as its heart is not completely destroyed, it still holds the power to control this place
With that said, he gently opened his wings, letting Lou Yan see the still-beating heart.
Lou Yan felt Fu Xuezhou’s blood soaking his shoulder, sliding down his arm. He said nothing, turned around, and approached the heart. He urged the bone spikes in his palm into the heart, using his remaining mental power to stimulate the growth of one bone flower after another, densely packed together and blooming, all tightly consuming the heart of the Anomaly Lord.
Lou Yan’s mental power rapidly decreased from 5 to 4, then from 4 to 3…
Lou Yan’s eyes turned crimson, human reason and emotions replaced by the anomaly’s unique brutality and coldness. Long, sharp fangs grew from his lips, and his skin quickly covered with a layer of black mucus, bone flowers growing within the slime.
An extremely viscous and intimidating aura emanated from him, causing even the tentacles of the Anomaly Lord to hesitate to approach.
Except for differences in size, Lou Yan at this moment was almost indistinguishable from the SSS-level anomaly he had devoured in the abandoned factory.
Fu Xuezhou’s breath became heavier. “Lou Yan?”
He was very familiar with this kind of aura. Lou Yan might have entered a berserk state.
Lou Yan’s mental power was running low as well?
This was the second time Lou Yan entered a berserk state. The first time, he could barely retain a hint of human reason, but what about this time?
“Only 2 points left.”
Lou Yan’s voice, clear and rational, came from the air, almost ruthless. “With 1 point of mental power left, I can only maintain my humanity for 4 seconds. After that, I will completely transform into an anomaly.”
With that, Lou Yan reached into his pocket and took something out, stuffing it into his mouth and swallowing it without chewing.
“This is the heart of my ‘father’ that I deliberately left behind when I killed it,” Lou Yan said coldly. “Originally intended as a memento, now it serves its purpose. Its heart increases my mental power by 10 points, but it’s only 10 points, worthless.”
“But it’s enough,” Lou Yan turned his head to look at the heart of the Anomaly Lord, which was being devoured by his bone flowers. “Based on the rate at which they consume the heart, it will take only 20 seconds for the heart of the Anomaly Lord to be completely consumed.”
“But I can feel that because of the strong anomaly energy possessed by the heart of the Anomaly Lord, there will be an uncontrollable Anomaly Resurgence reaction after my bone spikes devour it,” Lou Yan’s tone was indifferent, as if he were discussing someone else’s life and death. “Fu Xuezhou, once the bone spikes revive, they will trigger the complete revival of all the other anomalies within my body. After I kill the Anomaly Lord, remember to kill me.”
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